Scientists in many countries have struggled for centuries to find out how to compare and measure the intelligence of different people. As a result, several groups of tests for measuring iq appeared: Eysenck's tests, Armthauer's tests.
The most popular tests for measuring intelligence are the tests developed by Hans Eysenck. They are a series of problems that can be solved using different types of intelligence. Our thinking is multidimensional; several types of intelligence can be distinguished in it. Each time, carrying out complex work, we use several of its types: spatial thinking, logical, visual-figurative, linguistic, etc. According to the test results, the IQ (iq, which is pronounced as "akyu" or "aikyu") is calculated.
Intelligence is quite measurable.
How to test yourself
It should be remembered that one-time testing does not give the correct result. Many factors affect intelligence functions: your mood, the presence or absence of stress, the level of alertness, or the desire to sleep. Ideally, you need to measure iq when you are not under pressure to do something urgently, when you are in a "normal" mood for you, when there are no strong emotions or pronounced stress.
Repeated testing
The creators of intelligence tests recommend taking multiple iq measurements. It is believed that at least 8-10 tests are needed, the results of which are summed up and divided by the number of tests. Thus, the average IQ is calculated. Repeated testing helps to avoid errors in the measurement of intelligence, which arise from fatigue, nervousness, bad mood, and other factors.
What do the numbers mean in iq tests
Hans Eysenck named the average intelligence as 100 points. This iq allows you to do a good job with the work of a lower-level manager, salon administrator, salesperson. It is believed that 100 points may not be enough to get a higher education: it is difficult for a person with average and below average intelligence to understand many institute and university disciplines, exams for which are required to obtain a diploma.
For admission to a university that provides practical knowledge, 115-120 points are usually required. In order to be able to enter and graduate from a university, you need at least 125-130 points. A red diploma at the university, as a rule, is received by students whose iq is higher than 140 points.
As for the values below the average, scientists are still arguing about the numbers. Some believe that people with aikyu less than 80 points can already identify themselves as mentally retarded individuals. Others believe that the dividing line between pathologically low and normal intelligence is 60 points.
High intelligence is not a guarantee of success in life.
How iq affects life success
Chasing a high iq is not worth it. To some extent, this parameter can be changed throughout life, for example, regularly solving complex problems in mathematics or physics. But it is impossible to seriously change the readings of intelligence. Many parameters of thinking are genetically predetermined.
In addition, it is worth considering that people with average and slightly above average iq scores usually do better in life than others. Even better than scientists with a value of 180 iq units. Hypotheses about why this is so are varied. But many researchers agree that the reason lies in the fact that everyone has a so-called "practical intelligence". In the presence of well-developed logical, mathematical or linguistic thinking, practical intelligence often remains underdeveloped. This is where legends are born about geniuses hovering in the clouds and completely lost in an ordinary supermarket or in the subway.
